The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-17 00:00:00

COALS. —The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marqnfs'.......26s. per t Dn. I Double 21s. per ton. Top 255. „ Nut 5........ 19s. „ Deep . 22s- Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGP. WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DA:lN—Morning, 9h. 50m.—Afternoon, 10h. 34m. ro-m0R8074 „mornin g , 1112. 12m.—Afternoon, 1111. 52m. .... % a! ' ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. - Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING (6th time) a new Opera, founded on Goldsmith's Comedy, and to be called SH 4; STOOPS TO CONQUER. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. After which, the Burlesque Opening of the Grand National yantomime, HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E, Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and .F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with tt e New Serio-Comic Drama, by Edmund Falconer, entitled .41 , GHT AND MORN. Principal characters by Mr. Phelps, fill 'ported by Messrs. Ryder, Raynor, Fil zjames, and Misses R. _Leclercq, Atkinson, and Heath. Po conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto of SINBAD THE SAILOR ; or, The Seven Wonders of th World. Clowns, Messrs. H. Boleno and C. Lauri ; :harlequins, 1 esers. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons, Bleqers. W A. Bari:l,s and J. Morris ; Columbines, Illadame 154,ieh0 and Ilisee6 Gunnies. _ Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 (laity. 'ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DEMONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a ,Wew and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHIL D: tes , s. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, A ”reland ; Misses Percy, Pauline Leclerci, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. Ater which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle 4," by Mr. John Brougnatn. Principal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brouzlism, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, ollett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, ,and iiiss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is lade to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either ,7 play bills or for the safe keeping - of hats and cloaks, and ti at the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. _ ... Box-office op en daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. TUEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET, Sole Les Nile and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE DAISY. Miss Maria Harris. To be followed by (by desire) THE RIVALS. Bob Acres, Mr. Buckstone Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. Chippendale ; ; Messrs. Howe, Braid, Rogers. Clark, Coe ; Miss Angel, Mi ss H. Lindley, laiss SnowElea, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After which, ICING ARTHUR ; or The Days and Knights of the Round Tat le. Messrs. Chippendale, Compton, Braid, Clark, Rogers, Ti lbury, &c. ; Mesdames L. Keeley, Brough, Wright, Terry, Lindley, Rogers, &c. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--. Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, HARLEQUIN LITTLE TOM TUCKER; or The Fine Lady of Banbury Cross, and the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn't know what to do, NEW rciEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI.— Soto Proprietor and Manager, B. Webster. list Week of Miss Bateman. THIS ETENING, THE PRETTY HURSEBREAKER. Miss Woolgar and Mr. J. L. Toole. St. to Eig - i it, the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bate man, supported by Messrs. Arthur Stirling, It. Phillips, Bil- Ington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne ; Miss IL Simms, and Mrs. Billing - ten. To eAuclude with LADY BELLE BELLE; or, Fortnnio d his Seven Magic Men. Messrs. J. Clarke, it. Phillips, Sttphene on ; Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Patti Josephs, _Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. LEA.II.-EVERY MISS BATEMAN. NIGHT. MISS BATEMAN.—LEAH.—Tnis EVENING, the 11:18th appearance of the great Tragic Actress, Miss BATE MA: in the character of LEAFI. In consequence of the unbounded success with which Miss Bateman's imperso nation of th a priucipat character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attended. Mr Webster begs to announce that it will )e performed EVERY EVENING- until further notice. ItOYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded wil:h rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LI gING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, 151:rs. Stirling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are engaged Benjamin Webster, Mr. J. L. To,le, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. Mathews ; M Stirling, Miss Herbert. Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss N. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, and Mrs. Charles Matlaews. THIS EVE7s.TING, and during the Week, at 7 o'clock., an entirely new Comedy, in 3 Acts, by Leicester Bucking ham, Esq., entztled THE SILVER LIN 1. , . : Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John stone. Mr. Mo ntague ; Mrs. ( harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss. Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by Mr, Charles Mathews just translated from the rend - oin his characteristic character of Un Anglais Timid; entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBE To conclude with 1861; or, THE SENSATIONS OF TI114: PAST S EASON : Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. A. Cottrell:, and Miss Fanny Josephs. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. 7danazer, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. To be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. Belford, Mr. Porsche ; Miss Marie Wilton, nisi Thorne. Atter which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPFIEIM AND EURY DICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, .James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &C. Concluding with MARGATE ,SANDS. Commence at 7. 7 HE THAW) EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, oat be had Every Evening of G. 11. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. :4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, Feb. 17, 1864. TUERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 4O Barometer-29.89. Wind—N.W.; fresh breeze, and fine. $lll Sun 11 : ~~ ~~ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1864. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 1864. Everything appears to indicate quite plainly that the customary period has again arrived when ne cessity will compel an indignant majority in the House of Commons to relegate another Whig Ministry to the benches of the Opposition. The relaxing influences of the balmy atmosphere of Place have again told prejudicially upon the con stitutional energies of the great Liberal Party. They are influences indeed that have by this time told so very prejudicially that those same energies have only too manifestly become seriously weakened. The immunity from any thing like attack enjoyed now during several successive sessions by her MAJESTY'S Minis ters have not only slackened their powers, but msy be almost said to have lulled their policy to sleep both at home and abroad. The result is so undeniably just precisely what we have here de sc-ribed it as being, that the situation is one as nearly as possible of bothle g i s l ative and diplomatic stagnation. Abroad, the influ ence of England is no longer anywhere recognisable. Allies the most intimate are estranged from us by reason of the irritating vaccination of the councils or a nominally energetic, but a really feeble and wavering Govern ment. Whatever comments are uttered upon the course now being deviously pursued by our Ad tn i. nistration, whether uttered amongst ourselves or upon the Continent, appear in a manner always sad, as it were inevitably, to express themselves in terms of sarcasm, if not in wards of net ual scorn and derision. Even those thtttNearoontfitting are so benefited that their feelings towards us are actually embittered, instead of their regard, a s we m ight na turally have expected, being appreciablyw ole of ptrhoe pliiat,d. If we ce d e to Greec e the h archiFeago, as a matter of course Nvf? Trust needs spoil everythin g by simultaneously dismantling the fortific:ltions. If prudence con strains us to decline to enter into thQ possibly benin, nant but probably utopian project of an European Congress, propounded to Chris!endom by th e E m. p?ror of the FRENCH, we so decline it that our roply stands forth conspicuously before the whole world, among all the replies transmitted to Paris, as the one reply not couched in the language of courtesy; nay, for that matter, as a reply singularly and unprovokedly rude, sneering and most offen sively discourteous. What is called the War of Italian Independence is begun, is carried on, is concluded—England holding altogether aloof,while, from beginning to end, captiously critising the pro ceedings of France, in regard to the interests of a nationality, with the fortunes of which the English Government, meantime, affects.to sympathise. Our principle being, in this way, to sympathise—from a safe distance ! Not, however, "to put too fine a point upon it," to the extent of so expressing it, we call it grandiosely, the principl e o f non-inter vention. It is a capital discovery, of course, not a doubt of it. Only—it certainly has this drawback, that it tends, as it unwontedly, has. by this time, tended, within a period of a very few years, to ower the character, to tarnish the name, to oblite rate the influence, to eclipse the prestige of Eng land among the great Powers of Europe. It has been so perverse a principle in its operation as an evidently intended com promise with the peace-at.any-price party, as a manifestly studied concession to those most meek yet most arrogant economists—that it has given us results the most contrary imaginable of their kind —it has given us during several successive years a frightful war expenditure in a time of ignoble peace—it has led our rulers through the most wilful and pertinacious interference with other Powers to a state of diplomatic powerlessness themselves. The salient points in the situation arrived at in effect under this Policy, or rather this No-Policy of her MAJESTY'S Ministers, being among others these—That our Government raise not a hand in the cause of Poland—That they raise not a finger in the interests of Den mark—That they propose nothing whatever in the shape of Legislative Reform or Improve ment here at home—That while declining to take part in any effort to see if it is barely possible, in any way, to close the gulph of civil war, upon the brink of which the Federals and Confederates are contending so fiercely, into the abysses of which they are pouring, with so hopeless a pro. digality, lives and treasures innumerable, they, the Government of England, have shown themselves ready to conciliate the braggart executive of the North by proceedings that have been proved in our own courts of law to be illegal. Remembering all which (and how much more !) we don't in the least wonder at the portents of discon tent with the present Government, now discernable thickly and increasingly, upon all hands, both within and without the walls of Parliament, alike among our own party, among the thoroughly independent Liberals, and among the party confronting us, the serried and consistent party of the Conservative Opposition: The public will see with satisfaction Mr. MILNER GIBSON'S endeavours to simplify the con duct of private bill legislation, and to reduce the heavy expenses attendant upon it. A committee to inquire into this subject, it will be remembered, was appointed during last session, and after a lengthened investigation gave in a report and several recommendations. It is upon these recom mendations that Mr. GIBSON'S motion of last night was founded. The first alteration proposed was the manner of dealing with bills so as to lighten the labours of committees ; the second, the House fees, in which it is proposed to make a reduction ; and the third, and not the least important to the public, is the professional charges of Parliamentary agents, solicitors, counsel, and others. Legal ex penses are, proverbially, extortionate ; but the expenses of a committee-room are even worse. They eclipse even the Chancery Court itself. Lord It. CECIL stated that being once in a com mittee-room when the:division bell rang,he proposed to go and vote, bat he was told that th© counsel, agents, and witnesses engaged made the affiir so costly, that £1 was spent every minute that the committee was sitting. After this startling dis closure, we may conclude that he abandoned the Ayes and Noes to their fate. The statistics which the noble lord gave of the outlay incurred by the railway companies are enough to frighten specu lators, even in these days of railway enterprise. " The London and North-Western," said Lord R. CECIL, "had spent from first to last £1,000,000 in these committee-rooms ; the Great Western had spent £BOO,OOO ; and the Great Northern spent £300,000 before, he believed, a mile of their line was opened." The expense, too, is not over with the first starting of a scheme, as year by year the proceedings of other com panies must be watched, and the noble lord very justly pointed out that such enormous expenditure is most inimical to the interests of the public ; since it forces the directors to cut down their expenses in every possible way to the disregard of the safety and efficiency of the line. We are all painfully familiar with the lamentable results of employing overworked and ignorant officials in places where energy and intelligence are especially necessary. It is no doubt a great and serious evil to have such terrible expenses in preliminary legislation. Mr. GIBSON'S other resolutions were directed principally to the relief of the chairmen and members of com mittees on private bills. He suggested that when the promoters and opponents of any bill consented, the House should be at liberty to refer such bill to the chairman of Ways and Means, and the mem bers associated with him for the purposes of private business. At present the work is very unfairly divided. Mr. GIBSON cited one instance of a chair man of committees (Lord STANLEY) who sat during the session of 1862 no less than 69 days, most of the sittings being long and laborious, while at the same time the chairman of Ways and Means only sat 33 days on an average of two hours. From the chair man's great experience, and more especially from the fact that the assistance of counsel would not often be requisite, there is reason to hope that this change may lighten the labour and diminish the expense, at the same time that it expedites the transaction of business. The resolutions proposed last night by the President of the Board of Trade are, therefore, very welcome, although they must only be received as steps towards the greater simpli • fiction and economizing of the method of trans• acting private business. It may truly be said of the present times that we live and learn. The new interpretation of the words neutrality and nonintervention would suffice to raise the indignant ghost of Dr. JOHNSON. An other flagrant breach of England's much vaunted neutrality, has just been enacted at the Cape of Good Hope. The Confederate cruiser Tusealorza has just been seized in Simon's Bay by her MA JESTY'S ship Narcissus, under orders from the Go• vernor. The grounds upon which the Tuschloozi has been seized aro as preposterous as they are un just. Some time ago the Federal bark Conrad was captured by the Alabama, and having been rechris tined, equipped, and commissioned by Captain SEMMES, started on a cruise as a regular Confede rate vessel of war, with full powers to burn, sink, or destroy enemy's ships and property. We learn from the Cape Argus of January 6th that the Tus calooza, which had been in Simon's Bay some three months previous, returned to that port on Saturday, December the 26th. Lieut.LOWE, her commander, reported that since her last visit the Tuscalooza had been cruising between the Cape and Brazil, and had spoken nearly one hundred vessels. But of that number only one happened to be a Federal, That one was the ship Living Age, which having an English cargo on board, was released on giving a bond. Lieut. LOWE hoped on this visit to Simon's Bay to get the bottom of his vessel recoppered, as well as to take in all the supplies he needed. Bat his hopes were doomed to disappointment, for on the day after her arrival Admiral Sir B. WALKER dispatched from the flag ship a lieutenant and a boarding party of 25 men to take possession of the Tascalooza in the QUEEN'S name. The office' promptly executed the orders of the Admiral, and the vessel was seized accordingly. Lieut. LOWE lodged with the Admiral a formal protest against the seizure, which will be transmitted to the Home Government. The United States Consul, Mr. GRAIIAM, lodged a claim to the vessel on behalf of her former owners, and has since been informed by the Government that she will be detained until she can be handed over to them. The plea put for ward in support of this seizure is that the Conrad had not been condemned by a legally constituted prize court, and that therefore her detention by the Confederates is illegal. Such special pleading would make even Judge JEFFRIES blush. It is bad enough to be unjust, but surely it is not necessary to add insult to injury, and deception to hostility. Why, we ask, was the Tuscalooza permitted to enter Simon's Bay on a previous occasion, and to depart unmolested, if she were liable to seizure ? Can it be that the Governor at the Cape, acting upon instructions from home, delayed making the seizure until such seizure eculd be duly appreciated at Washington ? It is not customary to seize enemies' ships in harbour before war is declared, and in justice to the character of the nation whom they represent, are bound to give fair warning to all concerned before carrying into execution any original and altogether unprecedented construction of the laws of neutrality based upon the instincts of the bully and the coward. If it be determined by the present Administration so long as they are in power to play into the hands of the Washington Government, why not do it openly, and let the Northerners have the full benefit of their support. Such conduct would be unjust and ungenerous, but it would at least have the re- deeming quality of being aboveboard. As it is, they please no party. The Southerners are justly indig nant at the shameless bias of our Government for the North, and the Federals, with too much reason, attribute their advantages to their audacity and English truckling rather to any sense of justice on the part of the British colonies. People will natu rally ask, how could the Confederates have con demned a vessel in a prize court, seeing that all the Confederate ports are blockaded ? Again, if the seizure of the Conrad by the Alabama was illegal, surely the destruction of other vessels by fire was equally illegal ? Now if the destruction of the many ships and valuable cargoes by the Alabama and other Confederate cruisers was not justified by the articles of war and the laws of nations, the per petrators of such acts were guilty of piracy, and as pirates were liable to seizure by ad nations and is any locality, the British Government were bound to seize not only the Tuscalooz3, but the Alabama, Flo rida, and other Confederate cruisers. But at the outset of the war, the belligerent rights of the Confede rates were admitted by the European Powers, al- though, thanks to the bungling policy of our Govern ment, their existence as an independent community was ignored. It is therefore manifest that, by vouchsafing to the Confederates the rights of belli gerents, we, of necessity, admit to them the right of cruisers to capture enemies' vessels, but at this point our " wise men of Gotha" stop short. They admit the right of Captain SEMMES to capture Fede ral ships, but they deny him the right to make use of them. According to English law, a horsedealer, on selling a horse, is bound to supply a halter to enable the purchaser to lead it away, but our new laws of neutrality permit a belligerent to capture an enemy's vessel, but deny him the right to make use of it. Again, let us ask, how was it that the Nar cissus was so opportunely present to seize the Tus. calooza, and yet the Vanderbilt was permitted to seize the Saxon, a British vessel, in British waters ? Why was not the Vanderbilt seizes as 4 breach of the rights of a neutral port ? The policy of cur Government suggests us the answer, because we are afraid of war with the Federal States. But why then seize the Tuscalocza ? Surely we have had enough of these discreditable and humiliating proceed ings. Parliament is fortunately sitting and should take cognisance of them. It is most satis factory to find that Mr.PEACOCKE intends to submit a motion to the House on this subject, in about a fortnight, Exposure will at all events be of service, and it is to be hoped that the lesson will not be thrown away, but whether Ministers heed the warning or not, the members have a separate duty to perform. They will have hereafter to meet their constituents, and to render an account of their stewardships. The feeling of the country is as it always has been in favour of bold and fearless honesty, and the sooner its representatives in Par- liament vindicate their right to suspect the foreign correspondence of a Government which they dis trust, the sooner will the world know that the honour and prestige of England cannot be bartered away even to maintain a place-loving Cabinet in office. The second reading of the Malt for Cattle Bill° on Monday night, was not suffered to pass withou, some strictures. The opposition was, however, merely verbal, since none of the malcontents thought fit to move an amendment. The main cause for discontent seemed to be the apprehension that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had brought forward this measure in order to conciliate the agricultural interest in place of removing, or at least lightening, any of those heavier burdens whose mitigation they had a right to look for at his hands. Mr. BENTINCK, usually the farmer's advocate, de clared that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had always been a determined opponent of the agricul tural interests, and it was not to be supposed that his nature had changed, though his opinions had occasionally undergone very sudden alteration. The hon. member further declared that this bill would be regarded by the farmers as inimical to their interests, as likely to delay still further the repeal of the malt duties, This is a somewhat ungracious way of receiving a benefit, for that it is a benefit, though not to the full extent m•ished for, there is little doubt. It is at least a step in the right direc tfon—a reco;nitio❑ of the fact that the malt duties of ail kinds do press heavily and unfairly on the agricultural interest. Mr. PACKE'S view of the case was more rational, since he declared that he accepted the bill as an instalment, though he chequered his approval with an objection to the wording of the title. He must be a very litigious or hypercritical person who would raise an objec tion to a farmer using the " malt for cattle" for sheep, pigs, and horses. The members who ad vocated the measure were, however, ready with practical evidence of its advantages. Sir EDWARD DERING observed that two-thirds of the counties of England were unable in ordinary years to pro duce a quality of barley that was available for the brewer, but this measure would render the com mon barley useful for feeding purposes. "The re fuse of distilleries," said the hon. baronet, " was found to be a very fattening article of diet for cattle, so much so that at shows animals fed on it were sometimes excluded, on the ground that they had enjoyed an advantage not generally available." He further quoted the opinion of a gentleman who had obtained a large number of prizes for his stock, who said that whatever food he gave his cattle he always topped" them up malt. A farmer who had been spoken to about this bill, had declared that it would be a great boon, and he hoped that hence forth he should be able to fatten three oxen for every two, and five sheep for every three he now fattened. Such practical views weigh strongly in the balance against mere verbal opposition, proceed. ing from members who are naturally inclined to look with suspicion on all agricultural measures proposed by the Government. Mr. GLADSTONE supported his Bill in a moderate and sensible speech, saying that he had not brought it forward as a measure of wonderful and universal efficacy, but as an experiment that could be made without risk, and members on Thi s i s t h e v i ew on both sides of the i w w h as ich th h er o e n f o o u re rab w ie or House would do well to take of it, remembering that so long as the principle of a measure is sound and practical, great amendments and modifications can be effected in its passage through committee. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTERS TELEGRAMS.] THE WAR IN SCHLESWIG. APENRADE, FEB. 16. The Austrian head-quarters have arrived here and the Prussian head quarters , have been trans. ferred to Gravenstein. Field-Marshal Von Wrangel is on his way to the latter place. There are indications of an intention on the par of the Allies to enter Jutland. FLENSBURG, FEB. 16 (Evening). Field-Marshal von Wrangel, on his departure for Guavenstein, took an affectionate farewell of the principal inhabitants of this city, and expressed a hope that Schleswig would soon be freed from the evils of war. ALTONA, FEB. 17. The Austrian Civil Commissioner, M. Reverbera, in a speech made at Flensburg, said that all the wishes of the Schleswig-Holsteiners would be satisfied, although a personal union of the Dachies with Denmark could not be given up. Prince Frederick Charles received yesterday a deputation of the citizens of Flensburg. SWEDEN AND THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE. STOCKHOLM, FEB. 16. The official Post 7idning states that Sweden does not support the proposal of an armistice between the Austrians and Prussians and the Danes, neither has she recommended the withdrawal of the November Constitution. SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. 16. A bill has been brought into Congress calling out 35,000 men. Advices received here from St. Domingo repre sent the insurgents to be much discouraged. Fresh reinforcements were constantly arriving. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, FEB. 17. The Austrian provincial Diets, with the excep tion of Hungary, Croatia, Transylvania, and Vene tia, have been convoked for the 2d of March. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. MALrA, FEB. 15. The Vectis will leave Malta at 10 p.m. with the Marseilles portion of the above mails. The Poonab, with the heavy portion of the same mails, left at 7 p.m. She may be expected at Southampton on the 24th inst. AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday. The royal mail steamship Canada, Capt. Moodie, from Boston ou the 3d, and Halifax on the sth, instant, has arrived here, bringing 74 passengers, and 88,376 dols. in specie. The New Yo?k, Herald of the 2d instant gives the following as the situation of affairs at that date : —Ths action of Congress yesterday on the question of the elevation of General Grant to the position of Lieutenant-General and Commander-in-Chief of the armies of the United States, by a vote of 111 to 17, not only establishes the popularity of that officer, but indirectly condemns the policy of Gen. Halleck, whom Gen. Grant will of course supersede in command of the armies if the bill should receive the sanction of the State and the signature of the President. The latest despatches from General Kelly's com mand in West Virginia, state that a fight took place yesterday afternoon in the New Creek Valley be tween an advancing column of the enemy's troops and one column of ours. After a sharp engagement we repulsed the enemy, driving him back over two miles. The enemy had obtained possession of Bur lington before they were driven back. Stories of a proposition on the part of the rebels to lay down their arms if their leaders were included in Mr. Lincoln's amnesty proclamation, were float ing about yesterday, but there is no confirmation whatever of such rumours. Another rumour, with just as much probability attached to it, is one that comes from Huntsville, Alabama, to the effect that an attack was made on Mobile some five days ago. We have rebel papers to the 29th ult., and they make no reference to any such affair, neither do our former despatches an nouncing the arrival of Admiral Farragut at New Orleans. There appears to be no doubt that the rebels a Ringgold and Dalton have gone to join Longetree in his designs upo❑ Kentucky. Our extracts from the rebel journals are highly interesting. They represent the spirit of the Southern people to be most exuberant. The sol diers are said to be reinlisting by whole regiments and brigades without bounty or bribe. The safety of Richmond in the spring campaign, which Gen. Grant is supposed to have designed, is talked of with some fear by the Richmond Examiner. " The news from the Potomac army is not very important. In a reconnaissance by our cavalry yesterday the Post-office at Madison Court House was visited, and Richmond papers of the 30th January were found, containing General Lee's ad dress to his army—exhorting his soldiers not to faint with their compulsory hunger, but to endure for only a short time longer the hardships of short rations—and several editorial articles confirming previous reports of destitution in the rebel army. The letter possesses great interest as unfolding a view of the sufferings of the rebel soldiers and their families, and express a general desire for peace on any terms, and a confession that the rebel cause is hopeless. Deserters are coming into our lines in large numbers, end report the destitution in the rebel army as insufferable. The following is President Lincoln's call for an additional 500,000 men : , " Executive Mansion, Washin g t on , Feb. 1, 1864. " Ordered, that a draft for five thousand men, to serve for three years, or during the war, be made on the 10th day of March next, for the military service of the United States, crediting and deduct ing therefrom so many as may have been enlisted or drafted into the service prior to the Ist day of March, and not heretofore credited. (Signed) " ABRAHAM LINCOLN." The New York Times believes the number needed will not be over 300,000 men, and concludes that the measure has been adopted as one of necessity, and as an indispensable means of avoiding such an abuse of commutation as would presently have ex hausted the military basis itself. The New York Herald says the call. virtually demands only 200,000 men, and in a characteristic article it insinuates that the new levies will soon bring about a peace, and place the army on a fit basis for any emergency that may arise with Eng land or Franco, or both. Genera) Lee's order to his troops in regard to heir short rations is as follows: " Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, Jan. 22, 1864. "The Commanding General considers it due to the army to state that the temporary reduction of ra tions is owing to circumstances beyond the control of those charged with its support. Its welfare and comfort are the objects of his constant and earnest solicitude; and no effort has been spared to provide for its wants. It is hoped that the exertions now being made will render the necessity but of short duration ; but the history of the army has shown that the country can require no sacrifice too great for its patriotic devotion. " Soldiers !—You tread, with no unequal steps, the road by which your fathers marched through suffering, privation, and blood, to independence. Continue to emulate in the future, as you have in the past, their valour in arms, their patient en durance of hardships, their high resolve to be free, which no trial could shake, no bribe seduce, no danger appal, and be assured that the just God who crowned their efforts with success, will, in His own good time, send down his blessings upon your's. "R. E. LEE, General." We have from General Butler's department an official account of a recent disastrous expedition of Federal troops up James River. The force which numbered 90 mon, with one piece of artillery, landed at Smithfield and marched inland. - They encoun tered a superior force of the enemy, and falling back to the river were reinforced by an armed transport. A fight ensued, in which, after the Federals had repuised several attacks the transport was disabled and blown up, and only ten men of the Federal force escaped by swimming the river. Captain Lee, who commanded the expedition, was among the saved. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 17. The Hamburg arid American Company's steamer Germania, from NeN York, on the 6th inst., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 38 bags of mails, 59 passengers for this port, Havre, and Hamburg, 89,675 dols. in specie for England, 125,200 dols. for France, and 2,000 dots. for Hamburg. Off the Scilly Islands she spoke the ship Cerberus, bound West. Her news has been anticipated. A NEW ROSSINISTORY is in the market, which is curious; possibly not true. " They say," that the industrious yet coy veteran, who is always writing, bow ever chary in giving forth what ho writes, not long since (it may have been by desire) forwarded two new composi tions to the Queen of Spain ; that the Royal lady, by wsy of placing manuscripts so precious in honourable keeping, committed the same to the Library of the Conservatory at Madrid ; that the manager an d travelling agent of a popu lar prima donna gained access to the treasure, and pun chased it for the sum of 5,000 francs. If this be true, whether the lady will 1)3 permitted to sing these strangely-acquired additions to her repertory, becomes a question. AN IMMENSE CLOCK.—" Tho movement of this clock, next to that of Westminster, is the largest in the world, and in point of quality of material, and finish of workmanship, it is unequalled by any known."—lllustrated London News, Nov. 8, 1862. Clocks by the first artists of the day for the drawing room, dining room, bed room, library, hall, staircase, bracket, carriage, church, turret, railways, warehouse, count ing house, musical, and astronomical. Church and turret clocks specialty estimated for. Benson's illustrated pam phlet on clocks (free by post for two stamps) with descriptions and prices, enables those who live in any part of the world to select a clock. Also a short pamphlet on cathedral and public clocks, free for one stamp. Prize medal and honourable mention in classes 33 and 15. J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Lud gate-hill, London. Established 1749. Watch and el: ek maker by special warrant of appointment to the Prince of Wales. Persons who have been in the habit of paying weekly as borrowers of Sewing Machines will do well to apply at once and become members of Messrs. Watts and Co.'s Sewing Machine Clubs. By so doing they will not only save the money they now foolishly throw away, but at the same time secure to themselves the possession of one of the best and most celebrated sewing machines in the world. Every in form ation given on application ; or by letter addressed, with a eta raped envelope, to Messrs. Watts and Co., 12, Beaufort buildings, Strand, London, W.C., where members are en rolled daily between 10 and 1; Saturdays, 10 and 2, FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 16.—The market has been rather buoyant, and prices have slightly improved. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 55c., and Mobilier at I,osCfr. Railway Shares firm. The market continued firm to the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents. 95 50 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 65 Credit Mobilier 1057 50 Do. end month 1055 50 Bank Shares 3280 Credit Fonder ....1295 Roman — Italian Loan 6B Do, end month — Ne w ditto Do, end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Home Debt Deferred RAIL Orleans .• Northern New ditto Lyons and INleditGrranean Cash. Account. 998 75 .. 998 75 952 .50 .. 955 940 - .. 940 - New ditto —__ _ .._ • - Southern .. 670 .. 670 ^- Western. Eastern .... Sardinian .. 3 85 .. 382 50 Austrian Lombard North cf Spain ...... Saragossa 6OO .. 600 Ditto to Barcelona The Annamite Ambassadors, who quitted Va lentia Cochi n China, did not arrive at Al exan d r ia until the 2 7th in the beginning January, after having been forced by s tress of weather to seek shelter in the ports of Geno a , Civita Vecchia, and of December to return to Messina. The ambassadors embarked at Suez on the 29th January on board the transport Japon, which was placed at their disposal by the French Government to convey them to their own country. Tbey" appeared to be perfectly satis fied with the accommodation prep a red for them. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—Her Majesty has nominated the Right Hon. Ed ward Cardwell, M.P., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Dr. William Sharpey, secretary of the Royal Society, to be fellows of the University of London. The fellowship to which Mr, Cardwell succeeds became vac a nt by the death of Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bart. A s th e re were three vacancies about tho same time, the members of convocation were summoned, according to the charter, to elect three gentle men, whose names were to be submitted to the Crown for the selection of one of them to be a fellow. The gentlemen selected by the convocation were Mr. P. Myles O'Reilly) M.P., Mr. Walter Bagshot,M.A., and Mr. Robert Nicholas Fowler, M.A. The choice of her Majesty has fall6n upon Mr. R. N. Fowler, who becomes a fellow of the university. Loss OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP OFF THE HUMBER.-- On Saturday a large ship called the Vaucluse, about 1,000 tons burden, and which hails from Liverpool, was lost on the Hale Sand at the mouth of the Humber. Th e Vaucluse, which was commanded by Captain Nelson, only left Hull on Saturday morning for the north, laden with salt. She got down the river and entered the North Sea about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the wind blowing at the time from W.N.W. The gale at this hour was raging furiously, and as the ship was rather light, Captain Nelson determined to return to the Humber. The vessel, however, would neither wear nor stay, and dritted broadside on to the Hale Send. She was at once thrown on her beam ends, so that her yard became embedded in the sand. The sea ran very high, and broke constantly over the stranded ship. Her perilous position was observed by the crow of the Donna Hook lifeboat, and they at once put off to the rescue. Eleven of the crew were taken off and safely landed, and as it was found impracticable for the lifeboat to return, the eremainder of the crew, five in number, and the Humber pilot, left in the ship's boat. Great fears were entertained for their safety, as they were seen to drift out into the German Ocean. On Sunday morning nothing was to be seen of the boat or any of the crew. On Monday afternoon,e however, the men arrived i n H u ll, having landed on the Lincolnshire coast on Sund a y. It is feared t hat the Vau cluse will become a total wreck. When she left Hu:l Admiral Fil zroy's szorm signal was hoisted. Elijah" will EXETER HALL.—Me on the direc- March 2, by the National Choral Society, and of 700. tion of Mr. G. W, Martin, with a band chorusan tnasEmma Hey be performed for the last time this season Principal vocalists, Madame Rudersdorff, n Wednesday, John 0, Boardman. wood, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr, Sautley, 9rganist, Mr. c f, lumba HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 16. The Qaeen, attended by the Countess of Caledon and Lieut.• Col. the Hon. D. de Ros, drove out yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Wales. ST. LEONARDS, Feb. 16, This morning the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale and the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke, drove in their waggonette to the meet of the East Sussex fox bounds, Sidley-green, about a mile and a half from the Bashill station of the South Coast Railway. The muster was the largest known in this part of the country within the memory of the oldest member of the hunt. Not far short of 300 horsemen and horsewomen assembled, and a fair sprinkling of those present showed the true hunting colours. The Prince (who wore the scarlet of the hunt) was received by the master, Mr. H. M. Curteis, of Windmill-hill. Amongst those on the ground were Sir Anchitel Ashburnhaw, Mr. Filcher, master of the Haileham harriers ; the master of the West Kent hounds; Mr. Christy, master of the South down Hunt; Mr. A. Brook, master of Bexhill har riers; Mr. Saunders, secretary of Southdown Hunt; and a host of visitors from the n‘2.ighbouring districts of Rye, Eastbourne, Haileham, Szc. The hounds were under the care of Harrison, the veteran huntsman, with young Duke as whipper-in. The pack threw off in a cover near Holo, and reynard, travelling eastward, passed very near the place of meeting, and thence inland. After a splendid run of about 50 minutes, the fox was killed near Buckle's farm. The Prince was well up, and received the brush from the hands of Mr. Curteis. The Princess of Wales returned to St. Leonards immediately after the start. The afternoon was bright and pleasant, and her royal highness pro menaded the parade for about an hour (almost unobserved for some time), accompanied by the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke and Lieut.-General Knollys. The residents here much regret the prevalence of south-westerly winds, which does not allow so good an opportunity for viewing the beautiful scenery of the neighbourhood as could be desired. An instance of the generosity of the Prince of Wales has occurred during his Royal Highness's residence here. O❑ Saturday morning a coastguard man, named Terry, was accidentally drowned in a heavy sea at Pett, whilst assisting to save the life of a man who was left helpless in a fishing smack. The Prince, whilst on a walk on Saturday after noon, entered into conversation with the coastguard man on duty at 39, Tower Station, and was told the circumstances in a homely way. On Monday, his Royal Highness, through Major Teesdale, for warded a cheque of £5O to the widow. It is anticipated that the royal party will leave St. Leonards at the end of the week. Marriage of Miss Marie Louise Herbert, of Clytha. On Monday last the neighbourhood of Clytha, from an early hour, presented a bustling appearance, it being the day fixed for the nuptials of Walter Smythe, Esq., with Miss Marie Louise Herbert, the daughter of the " Squire of Clytha," as Mr. Herbert is familiarly termed—an event which has been anticipated with much interest for a con siderable time. Few country gentlemen enjoy greater popu lation, amongst those by whom they are surrounded, than does Mr. Herbert, of Clytha, for, although an associate of the nobility, and a descendant of the great Earls of Pem broke—a family renowned in the annals of history for its chivalry and large possessions, yet the urbanity of dis position, unassuming manner, and kindness of heart of himself, Mrs. Herbert, and their amiable family, towards their neighbours, snore especially the poor, have won for them universal esteem and respect in the district in which they reside. It is only, therefore, what might have been expected, that people of the neighbourhood, one and all, would join with the personal friends of the contracting parties in celebrating, in the most enthusiastic manner, an event which bids fair to confer lasting earthly happiness on one of the members of such a family. The demonstrations of joy included bell-ringing, and the discharge of cannon, which continued throughout the day; triumphal arches, and other decorations were erected on the route to the church, and the bridal party was greeted with hearty cheers, by a large assemblage of spectators. Clytha House, as most of our readers are aware, is situated about midway between the towns of Usk and Abergavenny, and within three miles of the magnificent ruins of Raglan Castle, once the noble residence of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, and Lord of Chepstow and Raglan. He was succeeded by his son William, whose daughter married Sir Charles Somerset, and conveyed the Castle of Raglan and its dependencies to her husband, from whom it passed into the family of Worcester. The situation of Clytha House is one of the most picturesque in the vale of Usk ; it is ap proached through a gateway beneath a handsome Gothic arch, and the great taste displayed by the present proprietor in laying out the grounds, and adorning them with rich conservatories, large gardens, elegant lawns, and a minia ture lake, has rendered it one of the most pleasant and de sirable residences in the county. At 11 o'clock the bride and her father left the mansion of Clytha in a handsome carriage, preceded by the carriage containing the six bridesmaids, and the equipages of several of the leading gentry of the county, and pro ceeded to Llanarth Catholic Church, about a mile and a half distant, where the nuptial ceremony took place, The road about the entrance to the church was crowded with spec tators, eager to catch a glimpse of the interesting young lady. The brido was given away by her father, William Herbert,Esq., of Clytha, and Walter de Saddington Blount, Esq, acted as best man, in lieu of the Hon. A. Stourton, who was prevented by illness. Tho Rev. Father Fisher officiated, the sermon and nuptial benediction being given by the Right Rev. Dr: Brown, Bishop of Menevia. The parties present at the ceremony were the parents, brothers, and sister of the bride—Sir Frederick Smythe—Mr. R. Berkeley—Col. and Mrs. Arthur Herbert—Major Herbert —Mr. and Mrs. Blundell, of Crosby Hall, Lancashire —Mr. Huddleston, of Sawstone Hall, Cambridgeshire, and the party staying in the house at Clytha. Lord Bellew (the uncle of the bridegroom) and the Hon, Miss Bellew, as well as the family of Mr. Scrope, of Denby, were pre vented by illness from attending the wedding. Lady Smythe was also prevented from attending, the marriage of her sister, the Hon. Miss Stonor, to the Hon. Leopold Ellice, taking place on the same day. The bride's dress was a rich white satin, trimmed with Brussels lace and orange flowers, a wreath of orange blossoms over which was thrown a beautiful wreath of Brussels lace ; and a superb parure of pearls. The bridesmaids were Miss Herbert of Clytha, Miss Eyre Lindley Had (first cousin of the bride), Miss 'Washington Hibbert, Miss De Winton, Miss Gwynne Halford, and Miss Fergusson wore dresses of white challi trimmed wtth blue and white, tulle bonnets with forget-me-nots. Upwards of sixty sat down to a recherche breakfast, the tables being most elegantly decorated with fruits and flowers. The wedding cake was by Messrs. Bridgman. The presents, which amounted to more than 100 in num ber, testified in a striking manner the affection and friend ship in which the bride is held, many of them being of elaborate workmanship, chaste, and costly. They were ex hibited in the large drawing room, and included a set of pearls, given by Mr. Montague Bellew—carbuncles and diamonds, by Lord Bellew--a gold and emerald necklace, by Mr. and Mrs. Blundell--a beautiful bracelet, with pearls and rubies, by the Hon. Mrs. Carrington fi'mythe—a gold and turquoise bracelet, by Mrs. Leigh —a gold bracelet, by Mr. Herbert, of Llanarth— a set of malachite ornaments, by Lady Harriet Jones—a gold enamelled watch and seals, by Mr. Huddleston—a beautiful gold casket, with watch, by the Hon. Godfrey Morgan—gold an,l turquoise brooch and earrings, by Mr. and Mrs. Curre (these were worn by the bride on going away) —an exquisite necklace of pearls and diamonds, set in blue enamel, with a diamond ring, by the bridegroom— a ring of large pearls, by Mr. Scrope, of Daub) , —e very pretty French clock, by Viscountess Hereford— and a beautiful ormolu clock, by Major and Mrs. Stretton. These particu!arly attracted our attention, but it would be useless to attempt a description of the varied useful and ornamental objects in silver, ormolu, china, and glass which found places among them. The departure of the happy couple took place (for Rome) about three o'clock in the afternoon, amidst the reiterated good wishes of the assembled relatives and friends, and the lusty cheers of the inhabitants of the loc,:lity, who lined the road, at intervals, to " see them off"—and many and sin cere were the hopes expressed, at the subsequent festivities, for their future happiness, The festivities at the mansion comprised a ball, on Fri day, the sth instant—from which day, until another ball on the evening of the marriage-day, a large and distinguished party was entertained at the house. The invited guests present at the breakfast and balls, in addition to those already mentioned, included the following :—Lord and Lady Tre degar, Hon. Colonel Morgan, Hon. A. Morgan, Sir George and Lady 'Walker, Mrs. C. H. Leigh and the Misses Han bury; Mr. Rolls (of the Rendre) Mr. J. A. and the Misses Rolls, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rolls, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, (St. Pierre), Mr. aud Mrs. Curre (of Itton), 111 - r. C. Blount, Judge Herbert, Major and Mrs. Stretton, Mr. and Mrs. Cape! Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Kennard, Count Zamoyski, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford-Butler, Mrs. and Miss Little (of lOnvair Grange), Major and Mrs, 'Wickham, Mrs. ---1 -.-7 " --. ,,,,.. w . and the Mis-es Wheeley, Captain Whee le y , Wheeley, Major M'Donnell, Mr. and Ai rs. Edgar D r R' alt , Captain and Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Washington Hibbert, 11Irri . Berkeley, Captain Berkeley, Mrs. GWyLIIIO Holford. Stuart, Miss Pointz, Mr. and Mies Bosanq uet, CoPta , d is Mrs. Davies, Rev. Mr. Huddleston, Rev. Mr. Pig and Mrs. Fresnoy, Mr. Walter Blount, Stc. 8:e, within Mr. Herbert, whilst be entertained " the g reat " '.O, " his mansion, in a most liberal manner --like a a °I English gentleman"—did not "forget the s mall," without, but had an ox slaughtered and divided amongst the port, with an ample allowance of bread, and provided rustic sports for their amusement—he also treated the school afforded ea with am us t e e m a e a n n t sd for r bountiful nsduepnptlsyboyf giving n ;c ake, and - tao following evening. them a b all on Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge' her Royal Highness the Princess M C ary of mbridg e + the vs, Grand Duchess of Mecklenur , Strelitz, Col. If. P ul and Captain Ellis visited the St ' . James's Theatre last ev,e,' ing to witness the new comedy of " The Sil ver Liniug'st The Duke of Sutherland left Stafford gooe' „k James's, yesterday, to spend a few days w ith the 1)--e Duchess of .Manchester atlikabolton Castle, littats. The Marchioness of Abercorn, accocr3panied;i Lady Georgiana Hamilton, and Lord C. liarniitou,arr'"„ at Cannes on Saturday last from Paris, in order to It s be . : few weeks with the Earl and Countess of M o uut-Bdg cli 4 , r The Countess de Grey has issued invitation b ,fin ) an "at home" on Friday next at the family residea° Carlton-gardens. The Earl and Countess Russell had a cVaner Place. last evening at the family residence in Chesliaar Covers were laid for 18, and among the guests o' t os Excellency the Prussian Ambassador an d the ColiZora li ernstorff, his Excellency the Marquis d'Azegli°' )5 and Lady Stanley of Alderley and the Hon. Miss St .. d ar e s Lord Fredk. Cavendish, the Right Hon. Sir David Dw-:er' Mr. Biddulph, Mr. Wade, Mr. and Mrs. Villiers 1.41% Mr. Browning, Mrs. Cradock, &c.' star Viscountess Dungarvon and Miss Ir vine are 11;ey, ing at Mentone, near Nice, for the winter season, are expected home in April. The Reported Death of Dr. Livingst°l26. (From the Medical Times and Gazette) ad o of natives on Lake Nyassa has excited so tile The report of Dr. Livingstone's death at the o.tet, that we cannot refrain from calling attention to 1 0- :1 1 0f which will enable our readers to judge for theraselve , far this report is likely to be true or unfounded. As t of It appears that Dr. Meller, the surgeon and lia tnr 'l J. the expedition, with two of the missionaries, the 1 / 8 v „. • ;el Procter and the Rev. Henry Rowley, were, 00 Dg 151 A out of the country, at Quilimane at the begin ning t wo o r November, The Governor of thatplace said that , ', ot ter three days before their arrival, he had receive& $;- Dr• from the Governor of Senna, •distinctly that lie Livingstone and all with him had been stating d t general :traeo natives on Lake Nyassa, but not saying authority he made that statement. At first, I"h'elievo ler and his companions were inclined to ', e foto this report to be true; but another report prevailingtd; boa they left Quilimane, to`the effect that Livingstonoba..o but wounded, and brought down to the mission °cl ot re ' Mount Morumbala, and no authority port appearing, they could not help thinking that t ver for he 001 report was equally untrustworthy. Still, there W 703 igle reason, from the small force Livingstone had Wil la ili a; etic i 14713:p.t from the character of the Lake nativesw,l2toat fear tidings might prove too true. of r ot After receiving his recall, knowing he col a ship. down the rivers until the end of the year, pr ,.; l „; orier f DO! stone res b olved to do his est to explore the north Nyassa. The departure of Dr. Kit—who bad bcetc ire ° , hand—and Mr. C. Livingstone, with tour of ttio '" - te r t ,itte v ' crew, had left him very short-handed. Those Omi t re er orde r to b him were barely sufficient to get the ships intoP r° l3 riv erh y the time it was needful to make the descent of tA B , iefi 0, tilc There was also great difficulty, owing to the I°ll sel l had prevailed, in getting supplies for the jou rri d e e ,l to 811 suitable number t ot native attendants; end/ , aci t - 1 ' 415 „ . ; this, the doctor himself was not equal to 1 ./ 0 " 0 , 11 007 long and severe anxieties had depressed - ,..an ° attack of dysentery had greatly weakened his b° ZoolO r was felt by those about him that the jouraeY •"" 61 1 plated was at best but a desperate ver tor e. ,9P, 6( He however, was not anxious as to th e iesne ' the natives were mischievous, having been to so of being cut off by them in 1861; but he thong - 4 7:a yr °. „ his boat he could readily get out of their waY listed" t,t1;11-t troublesome, and to use his own words, tr Providence which had hitherto protected him ' °lir From the first his journey was nut auspicious'd ti:e lino gon carrying his boat hopelessly broke down' 30 7, a 1)3'1 e .! itself, after it had been carried on to the T.Jppe ibise s, r - natives living about the mission station a t c,l l W er ha Dr. Meller learnt from a letter from Mr. Yoeug, fgo in charge of the Pioneer—ultimately lost over:pp°, id r cataracts. Then the doctor, with the five INit'tifiaed." t had formed his boat's crew, appeared to have c ° oo re F e , journey on foot. And the next thing hear d of g i s e go gi n° of his death, In all this there seems round f°r B ,h t S I) that the report may be true, but it is singular portant an event as the murder of an Eng llsb iril have been kept from the knowledge of the e ~,r e o °o f selves —that those at Matiti, the first of the racts, and Morumbala, should have bad 32 0 j uf ,,,, r , and it ; and from the fact that they knew Dr. g e ; o - c ote Ij- i i companions had not left the ship, and had do le ; t hey 1/a i i nicate with them, and did not, we may i nfer I."' a all °1e"" not received it. The last news from Matiti 010° ,'" o f 00t °12er. Oo t• with the expedition up to the beginning t o last news from the missionaries reported all Well it 01' 1 % 11; should the report therefore have reached tbe;3o'rtugs have arrived a day or two after that date. T ile " Ens l i t have better means of getting information than t' setc .d '' but as Matiti is 200 miles nearer Lake 1\ 1. 9 4 ' 885 t „, ll tray sjjv a; and lies in the direction the reporters must ha v ; Les r o• - ' 0 and Morambula is but 20 miles from Senna, it l e d no t 11 6 v, improbable that the English at these places 8 101 to t 1 0°4 . received, if it were true, information soHers and it is equally improbable that, if they ha d r e w ho t tio s the would withhold the intelligence from leaving the country. importanet.ceic, Modesty 3f Metropolitan pose to supply eCtOvitto v. .0' The modesty --e--- of the gentlemen, m 0 nowood wax.* eostiyi.:rok,i London with railways whichrl°ll° !it to 1411° subl m i ething very remarkable, and approaches alto° tir' P- : of h me. They have scheduled one aOO el' coast Ill° t eCity lands,within which they seek powers to com o 00' about 20 miles of railways. One scheme taken p o il . . n of the London Monument, another TeroPle-bar •0 the thirdlistare of the doomed buildings. The whole of the sobeffi- he ar fully avoid the City churches, which are eraP tY , ' t viii iell full, Not less than three of the scheta s P °ss vatt P 4 are e ey do not hesitate to run through the travperhYar"9'to 0t" t p wh o he s i s Tl e e s h s tah io nar n eees o , f tt,h t in h e a' great estate of the deed, St• ' 0 11; burial-ground. One takes possession of the ado Kensington- invade Hy db m ae la o p s ka t nar m ke n, o t d t h, e ae s l t uo o nr f ge a e l n l - p a r o r :o,s: t . ostal;:,/ 1 il t 9 :, the very Houses of Parliament themselves on thou r aos ..:e t 0 M schemes rhweouseldwre.ernedweoruthlde drainagebecut°f_—:isclp !of' 0 blooo , , divided, and destroyed in all directions." There:o;oo 61 ; 1 .I\ploaserydiecbreonseiei-nrgeasdso,f nNiVnheiotefcßhaispheil)-preogaadt,e,la3l Id a ,_- of 'l he oti , al () other main thoroughfares. „anclit3e, t It will scarcely be credited that notwill36" 0000 gigantic character of the schemes and the en 0ri 33° %0.#:, of capital required to execute them, they ho ,ve li f e etifa ti° „ - t list of subscribers. They are launched as mer e i'l -- „, diro-' to be carried out or abandoned as circurnstrinces 0 1 ' 01 .1 is E ,,40 , " True, the projectors have made their deposite, but , orl'lri; rantee for the execution of the works is realr,:nt b'9.7 For in event of a scheme authorised by 1),010J-- covei: afterwards given up, there is never any difDc URI il' o r ti e ly fil ing the deposit from the Accountant-General, the w ofer run by the projectors being that they have tap 39 to o, do r ; ence between the amounts of dividends upon 11° . 5 berr Qvi !, ing deposit, and the interest et which them or 0310 h ii. While from the bankers. But many consider it vroeo t;:ecatio% to run this risk in order to have the chalice of str lle ' profitable railway contracts. , , into 0731 e- In the meantime the property required for 1 0 ,0 0 tion of the authorised lines is kept suspended u u ti ro perli cessary notices to purchase have been served. Tllo_ Pne,.sooo cannot be let to advantage during the interval, ..'rlirect etA in business will not incur the risk of beim:ollr 00 0 i f upon short notice. That many of the bcheuieof_oo tile clear ' 5 t , 0 0 sanctioned, could not be carried out, is utter insufficiency of their estimates. For 11 103 ~.“,„e IlLik from tn." ~ to of the schemes proposes to make a railwaY ario land and North Western lines to Charing- frown Tot' provide the public with a magnificent new greet . 1 1i 7 h to tonham-court-road to the Strand, for under e 0..',‘.,,,, e%' ling. The estimate given by another engineer 0.1:7000..gh perienco for constructing aline in the Bann; directiotay've ova shorter, and without the niagnificeut street, being , a etn 9l millions and a half. occup• ti in tu° i The cxperi(nce of the companies occupie .., all es • construction of the metropolitan lines shown thri f t ~i . ale fall shorE ••• mates made of the cost of city prop erty th e L • D . of reality. We are informed that the extensie . s Teats Ards Chatham, and Dover line from their 131ackirliteurobred yor. xi Farringdon-street—a distance of only —will cost upwards of a million. ta -million to Poroci in Cannon-street will probably cost hal _, 0 Lohdoo f _.' perty and works before it is finished. 5et1...82: will be o lit ia : North-Western Extension to .Liverpooof thc ale tropo 0: equally costly character ; and they ost ,ct an to p i ..i ! Extension to Moors of ' 8.5 3)ro'pertYi°Woof amount. Moreover, the value of the CilY rt l 0 cousouctioe . . rising, so that all estimates Eet down f e u ,,. t A id were goate_oste:o rho proposed lines way be taken. at cberlie to Lb, eouttiith, to . 1 ' On the whole, we are tbspoi,ed. timm tots taal,rl;ol that the Loudon Mcnurtnnt will con ~ the poject r The Soatdiel7Eas tern atone , Temple-bar will be found proof tii!..1..it';',,,,,c3, it 10 St presat threatFued,—Jeattwyg 1 .4 0 5 T, th e „and Ady y,t, n, 0~ f ? " the P ar , 4 6,„ 11 th eN, ma ae bees Ith it t rem a i n and 9. O e d An °f 18 R 4 XOl